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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Incredibles 2: Deluxe Figurine Set Review

With each new Disney·Pixar film release, you can
always expect a corresponding "Figurine Set" to hit Disney Stores soon before the film hits theaters. I've
enjoyed collecting these over the years as they're a fun way to get a
lot of nice looking characters for play or display...Incredible 2 was of course no different!

I have to say, the quality of the figures in these sets has greatly improved
since they started all those years ago. These ones look absolutely stunning! The sculpts
are spot on and the paint jobs look [for the most part] very clean and
precise. They are, like usual, made from a PVC material and are about
2"-5" in size (Jack-Jack being the smallest and Mr. Incredible being the largest). This set is a huge leap forward compared to the original 2004 The Incredibles figurine set as these figures are much larger, have way cooler bases and have much more epic/creative action stances.

As far as the overall durability of these figures though, I can't
promise they're "play proof". These figure sets do have a reputation for
breaking relatively easily, but I have yet to experience that myself.
For young kids who may be more rough with their toys, I can probably see
the stands breaking off if tossed around too much. For kids who are a
little older and
adult collectors however, there shouldn't be a problem at all. Just be careful when pulling them out of the plastic packaging since they can be pretty secured in there.

This set comes with a really nice selection of characters from the film (ten in total): Dash (with awesome translucent "running on water" base; more so inspired by the events of the first film), Frozone (with a real slick ice slide base, also translucent), Elastigirl, Jack-Jack, Mr. Incredible, Elastigirlon Elasticycle (my personal fave—just look at that sculpt of her in action! Love the road base and the sculpted smoke near the tires), Screen Slaver, Violet (with a super sweet force field base), Edna Mode and The Underminer.

Lets take a closer look at each one! Huge props to sculptor Damian Szeibert (of the Disney Store product development team) for a job well done.

Dash

Frozone

Elastigirl (Mrs. Incredible)

Jack-Jack

Mr. Incredible

Elastigirl on Elasticycle

Screen Slaver

Violet

I do have to say, not quite sure why the coloring of Edna's nose has a pinkish purple tint. That's the only choice here I question with this whole set (and thanks to one of my co-workers for pointing that out as a flaw—now I can't unsee it ;).

Edna Mode

The Underminer

For fans of the film, young or old alike, I highly recommend this set.
You'll love it, especially if you're trying to track down most of the
core characters in one easy go-around. Once again though, I feel it was a missed opportunity to include some of the new, more unique characters from Incredibles 2 (couldn't they have added at least one of the new "wannabe supers" or one of the Devors?). It's interesting to me how there's (generally speaking) hardly any merch out there for any of those newcomers (really just a couple Funko Mystery Minis and that's it). What's going on with that?

Side Note: If you're throwing an Incredibles 2 themed birthday party and/or making a Incredibles inspired cake, these would make perfect cake toppers! Just putting that idea out there :)

If you're looking to grab set for your collection, you can currently pick it up at your local Disney Store or online HERE for $24.95. Yes, the price for this one is a bit more than the Deluxe Figurine Sets of the past (which were usually $19.95); perhaps because the characters here are larger in scale/more detailed compared to previous releases? Or it just might be a general price increase for all Deluxe Figurine Sets moving forward. Either way, it amounts to $2.50 a figure, which isn't too bad.

So what do you think of these figures? Have you also had a positive
experience with them? Who's your favorite one? Let me know your thoughts
in the comment section below and be sure to check back daily for more
from my ever expanding Pixar collection!